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Fire Extinguished At Billingshurst Tip

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service

Firefighters this afternoon (Monday 10 May) were tackling flames that have broken out at the Billingshurst Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Crews from two stations, Billingshurst and Horsham, were attending soon after 3.30pm.

Fire officers had been asking the public to avoid Jubilee Fields, and have advised all residents nearby to keep their doors and windows closed.

Shortly after 4.30pm, firefighters reported the flames had been extinguished.

A safe evacuation of the site was reported.

They expected to return to the reclamation centre later in the evening, and begin an investigation into the cause.

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